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MPEC 2001-C07: COMET C/2001 C1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-C07                                Issued 2001 Feb. 5, 17:48 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
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                           COMET C/2001 C1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK01C010  C2001 02 01.48039 14 41 46.55 -10 15 14.8          18.9 T      704
    CK01C010  C2001 02 01.49581 14 41 46.66 -10 15 21.8          19.5 T      704
    CK01C010  C2001 02 01.52622 14 41 46.75 -10 15 32.2          18.6 T      704
    CK01C010  C2001 02 02.47104 14 41 49.08 -10 19 44.4          18.8 T      704
    CK01C010  C2001 02 02.49528 14 41 49.06 -10 19 51.8          18.3 T      734
    CK01C010  C2001 02 02.50030 14 41 49.08 -10 19 52.8          17.9 T      734
    CK01C010  C2001 02 02.50070 14 41 48.98 -10 19 54.0          19.6 T      704
    CK01C010  C2001 02 02.51013 14 41 49.11 -10 19 55.0          18.3 T      734
    CK01C010  C2001 02 02.51555 14 41 49.06 -10 19 57.9          18.1 T      704
    CK01C010  C2001 02 03.40660 14 41 50.69 -10 23 56.1          16.7 T      850
    CK01C010  C2001 02 03.45486 14 41 50.75 -10 24 09.2          16.6 T      850
    CK01C010  C2001 02 03.47332 14 41 50.76 -10 24 13.1          18.8 T      704
    CK01C010  C2001 02 03.48822 14 41 50.82 -10 24 18.3          17.9 T      704
    CK01C010  C2001 02 03.50341 14 41 50.84 -10 24 22.6          17.9 T      704
    CK01C010  C2001 02 03.51837 14 41 50.88 -10 24 28.0          17.9 T      704
    CK01C010  C2001 02 03.54949 14 41 50.84 -10 24 35.3                      670
    CK01C010  C2001 02 03.58053 14 41 51.01 -10 24 44.0                      670
    CK01C010  C2001 02 04.41183 14 41 51.60 -10 28 22.7          18.3 T      912
    CK01C010  C2001 02 04.43450 14 41 51.78 -10 28 30.2          18.4 T      912
    CK01C010  C2001 02 04.45198 14 41 51.89 -10 28 36.2          18.1 T      734
    CK01C010  C2001 02 04.46067 14 41 51.90 -10 28 38.8          18.1 T      734
    CK01C010  C2001 02 04.46853 14 41 51.90 -10 28 41.0          18.2 T      734
    CK01C010  C2001 02 04.47001 14 41 51.90 -10 28 41.4          18.9 T      918
    CK01C010  C2001 02 04.47453 14 41 51.87 -10 28 43.1          19.4 T      918
    CK01C010  C2001 02 04.47622 14 41 51.90 -10 28 43.3          18.1 T      734
    CK01C010  C2001 02 04.47954 14 41 51.93 -10 28 44.2          18.9 T      918
    CK01C010  C2001 02 04.48536 14 41 51.93 -10 28 45.4          19.0 T      918

Observer details:
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams.  Measurers J. Stuart,
    R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.3-m f/5.75
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
912 Carbuncle Hill Observatory, Greene.  Observer D. P. Pray.  0.30-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2001 C1 (LINEAR)
T 2002 Jan. 27.671 TT                                   Marsden
q   5.51440              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  210.683       -0.606938       +0.602332
                   Node    33.970       -0.397280       +0.335082
e   1.0            Incl.   68.112       -0.688327       -0.724511
From 25 observations 2001 Feb. 1-4.

Ephemeris:
    C/2001 C1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2001 01 31    14 41.70   -10 08.5    6.028    6.108    90.0     9.3  17.8
2001 02 10    14 41.76   -10 52.9    5.830    6.077    99.8     9.2  17.7
2001 02 20    14 40.66   -11 35.2    5.638    6.048   110.0     8.8  17.6
2001 03 02    14 38.30   -12 15.2    5.456    6.019   120.4     8.2  17.5
2001 03 12    14 34.68   -12 53.1    5.291    5.990   131.0     7.2  17.4
2001 03 22    14 29.83   -13 28.8    5.146    5.963   141.9     5.9  17.3
2001 04 01    14 23.88   -14 02.3    5.027    5.936   153.1     4.4  17.2
2001 04 11    14 17.05   -14 33.7    4.939    5.909   164.3     2.6  17.2
2001 04 21    14 09.62   -15 03.1    4.882    5.884   175.2     0.8  17.1
2001 05 01    14 01.95   -15 30.8    4.859    5.859   172.5     1.3  17.1
2001 05 11    13 54.41   -15 57.6    4.869    5.835   161.4     3.2  17.1
2001 05 21    13 47.35   -16 24.1    4.910    5.812   150.4     4.9  17.1
2001 05 31    13 41.09   -16 51.2    4.980    5.789   139.6     6.5  17.1
2001 06 10    13 35.85   -17 20.0    5.074    5.768   129.0     7.9  17.1
2001 06 20    13 31.78   -17 51.2    5.188    5.747   118.8     8.9  17.2
2001 06 30    13 28.96   -18 25.6    5.316    5.727   108.9     9.7  17.2
2001 07 10    13 27.38   -19 03.8    5.454    5.708    99.4    10.1  17.2
2001 07 20    13 27.01   -19 46.0    5.596    5.689    90.1    10.3  17.3
2001 07 30    13 27.78   -20 32.5    5.738    5.672    81.2    10.2  17.3
2001 08 09    13 29.60   -21 23.3    5.876    5.655    72.5     9.8  17.4
2001 08 19    13 32.38   -22 18.5    6.007    5.640    64.1     9.3  17.4
2001 08 29    13 36.01   -23 17.9    6.127    5.625    56.0     8.6  17.4
2001 09 08    13 40.39   -24 21.5    6.233    5.611    48.1     7.7  17.5
2001 09 18    13 45.42   -25 29.0    6.324    5.598    40.5     6.7  17.5
2001 09 28    13 51.03   -26 40.3    6.396    5.586    33.3     5.6  17.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-C07

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